PSA: Willamette Valley Winery Association Auction Zooms

Rodrigo_B · July 23, 2021, 2:09pm

Marcus, thanks for sharing.

If we can get a group together, I would be interested in the Goodfellow lot as well. I have a retail contact in Portland. I’ll ask if he can assist with the auction.

Regarding final pricing, I think that Rodrigo’s post upthread is a good starting point. Also, bottles from previous Willamette Winery Auctions appear at retailers and secondary auctions from time to time. In fact, there’s a few bottles on wine bid right now and there have been some examples on wine.com within the last few months. The recent bottles that I have seen have been between $80-150. I’m sure that the Goodfellow lot will garner some sharp interest, so I would wager that it will exceed the Heritage bottles.

Although a different organization and different auction format, the Salud summer auction concluded last week. For reference, 1 case lots began at $1,200 with a buy it now feature of $3,200. The Beaux Freres lot was purchased at $3,200, but the average 1 case lot hammered between $1,500-1,800.

James

I will be bidding on Marcus and Meagan’s lot. I already reached out to the Willamette Valley Wineries Association to get the ball rolling.

If more people express serious interest in joining in on the bidding, that can help make the bid more competitive. So please reach out if you’re interested in joining so we can coordinate.

James_Lyon · July 23, 2021, 2:45pm

No worries, I was looking to join the WB group and thought that my retail contact might provide some assistance. He’s shipped multiple cases of wines to me over the years, so I can vouch for him.